Fire Service passed details of a chemical incident as per procedures this morning at 05:20.
Call from the Police to 64 Ed Street, Town A, a fire extinguisher has been set off causing breathing difficulties for a number of people.
Protocol dictates that this is a chemical incident so a Chemical Incident Unit plus a number of other crews are sent.
They arrive at the address in Town A to find no Police, wake the residents and the street most probably.
Confused crews with shocked residents check with Fire Control who call Police control.
Message from the Police control sorry we should have said 64 Ed Road, Town B.
So off goes the Chemical Incident Unit and the other crews lights sounding, sirens flashing for a 11 mile journey to the address in Town B.
I wouldn’t like to be the copper who probably said, "you took your time".
The addresses have been changed to protect the sleepy residents.
Sunday, 14 January 2007
Monday, 8 January 2007
Pussy Cat Rescue
Lady called the other day and requested that we close a major flood barrier in London and lookout for her cat that had fallen into the river.
You guessed it the answer was NO.
You guessed it the answer was NO.
Monday, 1 January 2007
Bird in a Basket
I’ve got no new stories to tell you as I have been off for a few days, but here is a call I had a number of months ago during the Bird Flu worries. We had lots of silly calls on this subject from a sparrow falling out of a tree to a pheasant dead in the road (make your own diagnosis on that one).
Its about 10:00 a call comes in I answer it in the same polite manner.
Caller: I’ve found a pigeon that has bird flu.
Me: Ok is it just one pigeon and where is it. (We don’t take reports of bird flu issues but we do filter the calls to help DEFRA that are responsible for the problem)
Caller: Its one pigeon and its in my hanging basket.
Me: Is it dead.
Caller: No it’s alive.
Me: (I’m in a bit of a silly mood for some reason) OK could you have a look at the bird don’t get to close though and see if its eyes are running or if it’s coughing and sneezing. Lady duly puts the phone on the side and wanders off to check.
Caller: Hello, no it’s not sneezing or coughing and its eyes look ok.
Me: Ok I would say that it does not have bird flu, but its just feed up with flying or it could be nesting, if its still there in a few days call pest control.
Caller: Oh that’s good I was just a little worried I could catch the flu. She then says goodbye and hangs up.
The caller is happy and I’m giggling like a schoolgirl.
Point to note DEFRA only respond to multiple deaths in the same spices or dead wild fowl/water birds.
Its about 10:00 a call comes in I answer it in the same polite manner.
Caller: I’ve found a pigeon that has bird flu.
Me: Ok is it just one pigeon and where is it. (We don’t take reports of bird flu issues but we do filter the calls to help DEFRA that are responsible for the problem)
Caller: Its one pigeon and its in my hanging basket.
Me: Is it dead.
Caller: No it’s alive.
Me: (I’m in a bit of a silly mood for some reason) OK could you have a look at the bird don’t get to close though and see if its eyes are running or if it’s coughing and sneezing. Lady duly puts the phone on the side and wanders off to check.
Caller: Hello, no it’s not sneezing or coughing and its eyes look ok.
Me: Ok I would say that it does not have bird flu, but its just feed up with flying or it could be nesting, if its still there in a few days call pest control.
Caller: Oh that’s good I was just a little worried I could catch the flu. She then says goodbye and hangs up.
The caller is happy and I’m giggling like a schoolgirl.
Point to note DEFRA only respond to multiple deaths in the same spices or dead wild fowl/water birds.
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